An investigation into the influence of zinc precursor on the microstructural, photoluminescence, and gas-sensing properties of ZnO nanoparticles

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2014, Pages

  Catto, Ariadne C ^a,b   da Silva, Luís F ^b   Bernardi, Maria I B ^a   Li, Máximo S ^a   Longo, Elson ^b   Lisboa Filho, Paulo N ^b   Nascimento, Otaciro R ^a   Mastelaro, Valmor R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gas sensor; Microstructure; Nanocrystalline materials; Photoluminescence; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DETECTION; CHEMICAL SENSORS; GAS DETECTORS; GAS SENSING ELECTRODES; GASES; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOPARTICLES; NITRATES; OXIDE MINERALS; OZONE; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZINC OXIDE;

BET SURFACE AREA; GAS SENSING PROPERTIES; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; PARTICLE SIZE AND SURFACES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE EMISSION; SENSOR RESPONSE; ZINC OXIDE (ZNO); ZINC PRECURSOR;

ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

ACETIC ACID; NITRATE; OXIDE; ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SENSOR; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84912075128     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-014-2760-0     Document Type: Article

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